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Helen Howard
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Helen Howard was an American actress who appeared in a string of B-movie westerns in the late 1910s and the 1920s.[1][2][3]
Key Information
Selected filmography
[edit]- The First Auto (1927)
- Quick Change (1925)
- Captain Blood (1924)
- Deserted at the Altar (1922)
- My Wild Irish Rose (1922)
- When Romance Rides (1922)
- The Child Thou Gavest Me (1921)[4]
- The Little Fool (1921)[5]
- Blind Youth (1920)[6]
- Brass Buttons (1919)
- The Ghost of Rosy Taylor (1918)
- The Primitive Woman (1918)
- The Midnight Trail (1918)
- The Sea Master (1917)
References
[edit]- ^ Vazzana, Eugene Michael (2001). Silent Film Necrology. McFarland & Company. p. 253. ISBN 9780786410590.
- ^ "Off to Broadway". Los Angeles Evening Express. 8 May 1920. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
- ^ Lawton Lindsay, Estelle (16 Mar 1923). "The Log of the Good Ship Marriage". Los Angeles Evening Express. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
- ^ "Sun Spots". The San Bernardino County Sun. 3 May 1921. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
- ^ "London Drama to Handle Woman Enigma". Oakland Tribune. 20 Mar 1921. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
- ^ "Strand Today and Sunday". The San Bernardino County Sun. 23 Oct 1920. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
Helen Howard
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Early life
Birth and family
Helen Howard was born on May 2, 1903, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.[1] She had a brother named Harold Francis Howard.[1] Limited information is available about her family background beyond this sibling relationship.[1]Career
Early silent film roles (1917–1920)
Helen Howard began her film career in the silent era with her debut role as Mazie in The Sea Master (1917). [1] This marked her entry into an industry where she quickly became a familiar presence in modest productions, often taking supporting or minor parts in low-budget features and short subjects. [1] In 1918, she appeared in a string of films that showcased her early versatility in character roles, including Marie in The Midnight Trail, Nell Graves in The Primitive Woman, and Mrs. Jeanne Du Vivier in The Ghost of Rosy Taylor. [1] [2] These performances were typical of her initial work, which centered on light dramas and similar genres. [1] The following year, she played Madeline in Brass Buttons (1919), continuing her pattern of supporting assignments. [1] In 1920, she took the role of Matilda Packard in Blind Youth and appeared in several short films, including A Counter Plot, Oh, Girls! (role unspecified), and The Line Runners as Mazie Daw. [1] Throughout these early years from 1917 to 1920, Howard's output consisted mainly of frequent minor or supporting parts in shorts and low-budget features, often in westerns or light dramas, a typecasting that persisted in her later work. [1]Mid-career supporting roles (1921–1924)
Helen Howard continued her acting career in silent films during the early to mid-1920s, primarily in supporting and minor roles in feature productions. [1] These parts often cast her as secondary female characters, including friends or gossipy figures, building on her prior experience in shorter formats to secure consistent work in longer narratives. [1] In 1921, she appeared as Rita in The Little Fool and as the Gossiping Girl in The Child Thou Gavest Me. [1] The following year proved her most active, with roles as Lucy's Chum in When Romance Rides, Arte O'Neale in My Wild Irish Rose, and The Gossip in Deserted at the Altar. [1] These characters reflected a pattern of minor supporting assignments, frequently involving peripheral social or relational figures in the stories. [1] Her final credit in this phase came in 1924, when she played Mistress Baynes in Captain Blood. [1] Across these years, Howard's work remained concentrated on small but recurring types of roles in the silent feature landscape. [1]Final films (1925–1927)
Helen Howard's final screen appearances took place between 1925 and 1927, concluding her work in silent films after a career that began a decade earlier.[1] In 1925 she received a credited role as Helen White in Quick Change and appeared uncredited as a Chorus Girl in the high-profile MGM production The Merry Widow, directed by Erich von Stroheim and starring John Gilbert and Mae Murray.[1] No film credits are recorded for Howard in 1926, and her last known appearance came in 1927 with an uncredited role as a Young Woman in The First Auto.[1] There are similarly no known projects for her in 1923, reflecting a pattern of intermittent work in her later years.[1] These final roles were typical of her overall career trajectory, which spanned approximately ten years from 1917 to 1927 and consisted primarily of supporting and minor parts, many uncredited, in silent-era films.[1] Her final film was released in 1927, following her death at age 23.[1]Death
Automobile accident
Helen Howard died on March 14, 1927, in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 23 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident the previous day. [3] [4] The crash occurred on March 13, 1927, while she was traveling en route to a film location in Riverside with other screen players. [3] [5] She succumbed to her injuries at Sylvan Lodge Hospital in Los Angeles. [3] [6] Actress Loretta Rush suffered serious scalp wounds in the accident and was recovering in Sylvan Lodge Hospital at the time, while actor William Demarest sustained bruises and lacerations. [4] [3]Filmography
Complete credits
Helen Howard's complete known film credits span her silent era career from 1917 to 1927, as documented on her IMDb profile, which provides the most comprehensive listing available.[1] While some sources offer shorter lists, the following represents the full extent of her on-screen appearances, including supporting roles, shorts, and uncredited parts.| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 | The Sea Master | Mazie | |
| 1918 | The Midnight Trail | Marie | |
| 1918 | The Primitive Woman | Nell Graves | |
| 1918 | The Ghost of Rosy Taylor | Mrs. Jeanne Du Vivier | |
| 1919 | Brass Buttons | Madeline | |
| 1920 | Blind Youth | Matilda Packard | |
| 1920 | A Counter Plot | Short | |
| 1920 | Oh, Girls! | Short | |
| 1920 | The Line Runners | Mazie Daw | Short |
| 1921 | The Little Fool | Rita | |
| 1921 | The Child Thou Gavest Me | Gossiping Girl | |
| 1922 | When Romance Rides | Lucy's Chum | |
| 1922 | My Wild Irish Rose | Arte O'Neale | |
| 1922 | Deserted at the Altar | The Gossip | |
| 1924 | Captain Blood | Mistress Baynes | |
| 1925 | Quick Change | Helen White | |
| 1925 | The Merry Widow | Chorus Girl | Uncredited |
| 1927 | The First Auto | Young Woman | Uncredited |